“Let’s do it again”

Needless to say, Jinjur and the Scarecrow share a rather contentious history. Baum wrote a whole book about it, in fact: The Marvelous Land of Oz, which you can read here courtesy of classics-illustrated.com.

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“Tough crowd”

One of the things about this story I regret not playing up more is the fact that dogs are not a native species to Oz, and so Watusi should’ve enjoyed more of a celebrity status than he did. Guess that’s price he paid for trying to keep a low profile while on the lam …

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“By the light of the silv’ry moon”

A welcome moment of respite for tired feet, I bet!

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“Departure”

And off we go…

“Like a full-throttle steam engine…”

Well, that’s nice to know … not!

“Finding something besides a hammer”

Well? What is it?!?

“Tempers flare”

What, if anything, indeed…

“Scrappin’ fer a scrap!”

Ah, I bet talk like that would make Emmett proud…

“Little creatures”

More talking heads to come, as the council members weigh in with their counsel, and try to come to agreement on a plan of action! (Stay tuned anyway, because a big secret is about to be revealed…)

“No place like home”

More testimonials– and a plan of action– to come!